• ROBBINSVILLE: Students ring in Chinese New Year

    ROBBINSVILLE: Students ring in Chinese New Year

    Phil McAuliffe Students perform a lion dance at a Chinese New Year Celebration at Robbinsville High School on Feb. 7. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • LAWRENCE: Snow days causing changes in schools’ calendar

    The good news is that June 20 is still the last day of school for Lawrence Township public school students, despite missing five days of school because of snow. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The good news is that June 20 is still the last day of school for Lawrence Township public school students, despite…

  • SPORTS ROUNDUP: February 14

    by Josh Lashley, Special Writer Boys basketball    The Hamilton West High School boy’s basketball program, which finished January in a strong way and began this month by continuing their winning ways, is scheduled to take part in the upcoming Mercer County Tournament, with opening round starting on Tuesday, Feb. 18.    Recently, Dan Garcia paced all…

  • HILLSBROUGH: BoroGreen focuses on sustainable food

    BoroGreen, a grass-roots environmental group in Hillsborough, will hold a hands-on workshop on “Growing Great Tomatoes,” on Sunday, March 9, at Duke Farms    BoroGreen, a grass-roots environmental group in Hillsborough, will hold a hands-on workshop on “Growing Great Tomatoes,” on Sunday, March 9, at Duke Farms as part of BoroGreen’s sustainable food conference, “Discover Food:…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Learn to self-publish e-, audio-books

       Are you a writer who is thinking about self-publishing? The Hillsborough library at 379 South Branch Road will hold a session on self-publishing e-books and e-audiobooks on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m.    Robert Helmbrecht, librarian at the Hillsborough branch and owner of a small-press genre publishing company, Hazardous Press, will lead the session. Find…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: February 13

    Plumsted    Police charged Hayden Pollak, 18, of Plumsted, for possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of a weapon Jan. 30.    According to police, a car driven by Mr. Pollak was stopped for a motor vehicle violation.    Patrol detected evidence of drugs in the car, and after obtaining a search warrant, a search of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Swim team fares well at Mercer meet

    ROBBINSVILLE: Swim team fares well at Mercer meet

       The Robbinsville High School girls swim team certainly made its presence known at the Mercer County Swimming Championships, which were held earlier this month at West Windor-Plainsboro High North.    Senior Jillian Gallindo and freshman Maria Nitti both qualified for two A finals. Gallindo finished fourth in the 200 Individual Medley and fifth in the 100…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Reminder: Valley has elections Saturday

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Proposed 2014 fire district budgets and fire commission candidates will go before the voters this Saturday, when fire district elections will be held statewide.    In Hopewell Valley, where fire districting was instituted in 1987, each of the three municipalities — Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough — is also…

  • CAPITOL NEWS & COMMENT: February 14

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Casinos    Legislation Assembly Democrats Celeste Riley and Troy Singleton sponsored to require casinos to install and maintain security cameras in every stairwell throughout casino hotel facility has been advanced by an Assembly committee.    ”The purpose of this bill is…

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